Guide for typewritten sheets



' March 24. 1925. 1,530,638

J. K. ANDERSON ET AL GUIDE FOR TYPEWRITTENJSBBETS Eiled Sent. 25. 1925 2Sheets-Sheet 1 M rch 24. 1925. 1530,6158

J. K. ANDERSON ET AL GUIDE FOR TYPEWIRITTENYSHBETS Filed Sept. 25,1923.. 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 24, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUIDE FOR TYIEWR-ITTEN SHEETS.

Application fl1ed-September 25, 1923.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that we, JUSTIN K. ANDER- SON and GEORGE E. TAYLOR, citizensof the United States, residing at Charleston, in the county of Kanawhaand State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Guides for Typewritten Sheets, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to the preparation of printed and typewrittensheets, such as letters and ,reports and in general provides novel guidemeans whereby the printed or typewritten matter can be readily andconven ently located upon the sheet within desirable limits.

- It is the further object of this invention to provide guide means ofparticular advantage in preparing lengthy reports to be' typed with asmany extra copies as possible and wherein it is desired that all thepages or copies, when typed, shall present a suitable margin-on the leftside fonbinding, and on the top, bottom and right side to present auniform and pleasing appearance.

. In addition to being susceptible of the uses and advantages above setforth, this invention is also adapted for use with all kinds .oftypewritten letterspreports; tabulations oftfigures; ruling of columnsand. spacings, and likewise with any form of typewriting or similarmethods of writing" or printing. v

With the foregoing in view, this invention consists in the provision ofguides adapted to be associated with the sheet to be typed as "tovisibly define the limits of the space within which it is desired toconfine the'typed matter, and which thus acts as a guide to the typistso that the typewriting machine may be operated accord'ngly.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention- Fig. 1 is aview of a thin sheet of paper with a border defined thereon;

Fig. 2,};is a view of a piece of commercial carbon paper with a borderdefined thereon; Fig. 3 is a view of a modificationof this invention inwhichtlie guide sheet is provided with interior rulings and spacings.-

Although the invention is obviously ca- Serial No. 664,742.

pable of a Wide and varied range of application it shall for the presentpurpose be described only with reference to its particular use as aguide to a typist in typing multiple copies, for which purpose it isdesirable that the guiding means be of such a nature as'to readily catchthe eye of the typist when the limit of the typng space is approachedalthough presenting no distraction to the typist otherwise. This isaccomplished in the first instance as shown in Fig.1, by rulingborderlines 10 on a sheet 11- of thin' paper. which is adapted to beplaced beneath the first of the multiple sheets or copies to betyped,vand on top of the first sheet of carbon paper,in which positionof the papers the border lines 10 will be visible through the firstsheet to act as a guide to the typist.

As illustrated in Fig. 2 border lines 12 may be marked on the back of asheet of carbon paper 13 the lines 12preferably being of red or othercontrasting color toadd to the visibility of the same through the firstor top sheet of paper. 7

In Fig. 3 there is shown a guide means,

preferably a sheet of carbonpaper 15 having a plurality of horizontalrulings 16 and vertical rulings 17 on the reverse side thereof; Theserulings 16 and 17 are of contrasting color to add to thevisibilitythereof through the first sheet when the carbon paper isin use. Thistype of guide means. is adapted for all kinds of tabulationsandstatements. 1

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is I *1. A guide forlocating typing or printing on a sheet so as to leave suitable mar;

gins, consisting in a guide sheet having a border ofa color contrastingwith the body of the guide sheet serving to determine the limits ofspacefor typing or printing on said first sheet.

2. A guide for locating typewritten. or printed matter on a sheettodefine' a border thereon consisting 'of a sheet of carbon paper havingthe reverseside ruled to provide a border'serving to define the limitsof space within which the said typewrittenror printed matter is to beconfined, when said carbonpaper is placed beneeth'and in conthe carbonpaper is placed beneath and in tact with said first sheet. v contactwith said first sheet.

3. A guide for locating typewritten or In testimony whereof we afiix oursigna- 1 printed matter on a sheet including a sheet tures. 5 of carbonpaper having a lurality of horiv zontal and vertical guide es ruledthere- JUSTIN K. ANDERSON. on to be visible through the first sheet wheng GEORGE E. TAYLOR.

